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How to create Quizzes using Google Forms

Madeline Davis, MSLIS

Part 1: How do I get Google Forms as a Quiz?

1. Sign into your Google LCPS Drive Account.

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There are two ways to open Google Forms and set up a Google Form.

2. First, Select NEW in the blue box on the left side.

1. A drop down menu will appear. Select More to see other Google

Apps.

2. Select Google Forms from the More drop down menu.

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3. This opens Google Forms.

4. Next, you will need to change the settings of Google Forms to set up

the features of a Google Quiz.

i. First, view the upper right hand corner and select the gear

(Settings).

ii. This will pop up the Settings information and options. You may

limit your students’ responses as well as the ability to edit after

submission and a summary. Remember to save your changed

Settings!

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iii. Next, select the Quizzes Tab within the Settings.

iv. The Quizzes tab will allow you to change the settings and

format the quiz.

1. Click the sliding button to make the form a quiz.

2. Select how you want the grade to be released:

immediately or after some manual editing.

3. Select what you want your students to see: Missed

Questions, Correct Answers, and/or Point Values.

4. Lastly, SAVE!

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Go to Part 2 to view the Quiz functions.

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3. The Second way to open Google Forms into Google Quizzes:

1. Select the Waffle icon

2. select Forms from the drop down menu. (You may have to select

“More” if you do not see the Forms icon.)

3. This will bring up all the Google Forms you have created and the

templates for Google Forms.

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4. Next, Select Blank Quiz to start your quiz! (Second option from the

right.)

Go to Part 2 to view the Google Quiz Functions

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Part 2: Google Quizzes Functions

1. First, Make yourself familiar with the Google Quiz Settings (the gear icon).

2. The settings will allow you to:

a. General: Restrict to LCPS users, Limit your answers to one Response,

Edit after submissions, and more.

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b. Presentation: Have your quiz show a progress bar, shuffle question

order, and your own Confirmation message.

c. Quizzes: Make this a quiz, How to release the student’s grade, what

the student can see.

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d. DON’T FORGET TO SAVE!

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3. Next, Title your Quiz and add a description.

4. Select the “Untitled Question” to start entering in your Quiz Questions.

5. Fill out your question and answer options. You may change your answer

options by selecting the Gray Box and choosing from the drop down menu.

(Tip: Make your first question or last question the student’s name. This way

you have a record of who submitted which answers.)

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6. Next, select the Answer Key to take you to the grading function

a. Select the correct answer and the point value for the question.

b. Add Answer Feedback allows you to have feedback/information come

up if the students get the answer incorrect or correct.

c. Edit Question will take you back to editing the question and answer

options.

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7. Don’t forget to make each question Required!

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8. The major features to any Google Forms or Google Quiz are:

a. In Area 1:

i. The Plus sign to add questions.

ii. The Tt to add titles within the Quiz.

iii. The Mountains image to add pictures or images.

iv. And the = sign to add another Section to your Quiz. (The

sections allow you to separate the Quiz if you have multiple

components to your Quiz. It will also jump the student to a new

page and set of questions.)

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b. In Area 2:

i. The two boxes image allows you to duplicate the question.

c. In Area 3:

i. The Trash Can allows you to delete the question from your

quiz.

9. Now, if you want to randomize the options so every student has a different

order or go to another section based on the students’ answers:

a. Select the three vertical dots

b. Choose from Shuffle option order or Go to section based on answer.

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10. To view your completed form:

a. Click on the eye icon in the upper right hand corner. This will show

you how your form will look to your students.

Go to Part 3 to see how to provide the quiz link to your students.

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Part 3: How do I get the link to this Quiz so my

students can take it?

1. Select the Send Box in the upper right hand corner.

2. This will create a pop up where you can send the quiz to other people, add

collaborators, and view the link to the form.

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3. Select the icon next to the envelope. This will take you to the link.

a. Select Shorten URL to make it easier to use the link.

b. Then click copy to copy the link to your quiz.

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4. This link can be added in Google Classroom or on any website you wish to

use. In Google Classroom, make an Assignment and link the Google Quiz

using the circled icon below.

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Part 4: Grading

1. After students submit their Quiz, they will be able to view their score by

selecting the link: View your score. If you have short answer questions, they

will not be graded until you manually go into each quiz to view the answers.

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2. To view Responses for your gradebook:

a. Select Responses within your Quiz.

b. This will take you to a summary of the quiz that shows the average of

the class (Insights), which questions were missed the most (Frequently

missed questions), and correct responses.

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c. To view individual quizzes:

i. Select Individual. This will allow you to go through each of the

students’ responses.

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3. To compile all the responses into a spreadsheet:

a. Select the green box with the white plus sign. This will transfer your

responses into a Google Sheet.

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b. Next, select a response destination: Create a new spreadsheet and

select CREATE. This will put your responses in a Sheet in your

Google Drive.

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4. To stop Accepting Responses from you students:

a. Select the Accepting responses bar to turn it off.

5. If you wish to Get email notifications for new responses, download

responses or Print all responses:

a. Select the vertical three dots next to the Google Sheets icon.

b. Select from the options on the command list.

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CONGRATULATIONS!

YOU HAVE COMPLETED

THE GOOGLE QUIZZES TUTORIAL!

If you have any questions:

Contact Madeline Davis

Madeline.Davis@lcps.org